Asrock X79 Extreme4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive47.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsrock X79 Extreme4  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140213
Uptime4.5 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 02:31
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 96.4
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 199
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 612
63% 506 Pts
64-Core 743
46% 743 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3214) 3GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
36.9% Below average
Lighting 48.3
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 63.9
39% 48.1 fps
MRender 30.3
Gravity 47.2
Splatting 39
32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 84 87 90 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 243
Write 127
Mixed 168
SusWrite 88
35% 156 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 27.2
89% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 93.1
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 102
79% 107 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
970GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 168 169 169 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 141
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 168
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 48.1
MC Write 49
MC Mixed 44.2
135% 47.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 13.7
SC Mixed 13.9
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 52.7
76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 119%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X79 Extreme4 Builds (Compare 249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock X79 Extreme4 - $290

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 28% - Poor Total price: $818
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